Dangote reshapes West Africa fuel trade as regional supply gains ground
By Uzoma MarvellousThe Dangote Petroleum Refinery is reshaping West Africa’s refined petroleum products market, reducing the region’s reliance on distant imports while increasing the flow of Nigerian products to neighbouring countries, Gary Clark, Associate Director, EMEA Clean Refined Products Pricing at S&P Global Platts, has said.Clark, lead speaker at the 2026 CORAN Summit in Lagos, […]
$2.1m alleged land deal: Court adjourns case against Wike’s son to Dec 1
An Abuja High Court sitting in Maitama on Thursday adjourned further hearing in the alleged $2.1 million land transaction involving Jordan Nyesom-Wike, son of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), until December 1.
Indigenous operators now produce 50% of Nigeria’s oil
By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja ABUJA — Indigenous oil and gas operators now account for more than 50 per cent of Nigeria’s crude oil production, the Federal Government has said. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, disclosed this on Wednesday at the maiden Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) Journal Summit 2026 […]
Otti urges Igbo to prioritise collective interest
By Ugochukwu Alaribe UMUAHIA — Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has urged Ndigbo to place collective interest above individual differences in order to build a more prosperous future for the Igbo people. Otti made the call in Umuahia during the 2026 World Igbo Day celebration, where he stressed that unity did not require uniformity […]
Indigenous operators now produce 50% of Nigeria’s oil — FG
By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja ABUJA — Indigenous oil and gas operators now account for more than 50 per cent of Nigeria’s crude oil production, the Federal Government has said. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, disclosed this on Wednesday at the maiden Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) Journal Summit 2026 […]
I couldn’t walk — Adekunle Gold recounts sickle cell crisis on flight to Tanzania
Afrobeats singer, Adekunle Kosoko, popularly known as Adekunle Gold, has revealed how a severe sickle cell crisis struck him during a flight to Tanzania, leaving him unable to walk and forcing him into a wheelchair after the plane landed in Ethiopia.
